2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 169,876 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,082 and had an average of $24,534 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 450 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and biomedical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological and biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637.

Full University of South Dakota Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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